Risk assessment for adult butterflies exposed to the mosquito control pesticide naled
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
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Abstract
A prospective risk assessment was conducted for adult butterflies potentially exposed to the mosquito control insecticide naled. Published acute mortality data, exposure data collected during field studies, and morphometric data (total surface area and fresh body weight) for adult butterflies were combined in a probabilistic estimate of the likelihood that adult butterfly exposure to naled following aerial applications would exceed levels associated with acute mortality. Adult butterfly exposure was estimated based on the product of (1) naled residues on samplers and (2) an exposure metric that normalized total surface area for adult butterflies to their fresh weight. The likelihood that the 10th percentile refined effect estimate for adult butterflies exposed to naled would be exceeded following aerial naled applications was 67 to 80%. The greatest risk would be for butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, and the lowest risk would be for those in the family Hesperidae, assuming equivalent sensitivity to naled. A range of potential guideline naled deposition levels is presented that, if not exceeded, would reduce the risk of adult butterfly mortality. The results for this risk assessment were compared with other risk estimates for butterflies, and the implications for adult butterflies in areas targeted by aerial naled applications are discussed.
Suggested Citation
Bargar, T.A., 2012, Risk assessment for adult butterflies exposed to the mosquito control pesticide naled: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 31, no. 4, p. 885-891, https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.1757.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Risk assessment for adult butterflies exposed to the mosquito control pesticide naled |
| Series title | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
| DOI | 10.1002/etc.1757 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication Date | January 25, 2012 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publisher location | Hoboken, NJ |
| Contributing office(s) | Southeast Ecological Science Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
| First page | 885 |
| Last page | 891 |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |